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  1. Did an open Forward contract to sell THB in Aug at 24.1 against the Kiwi.

    Just closed it out at 26.5 spot.

    9.95% profit in 4 months. It's been in the money for the entire time but figured today is probably as good as it will get. And the profits in NZD anyway, so if the THB gets any weaker I'll just buy some actual THB and bring it over here.

    Mind you, I think its been over sold so if it sees 27 I might just do a forward to sell THB against the Kiwi and make the money on the way back up.

    Happiness fulfilled. smile.png

    take a wild guess how many participants here (besides you and me) know what a "forward" is? i use forwards quite often but unfortunately they are not available for all pairs and one has to resort to NDFs.

    Good point - it seems that crosses are a mystery to some as well.

    I've been lucky as a Kiwi. In the 3 years I've been here the NZD/THB cross has climbed from circa 21 to circa 26. I'm 24% better off than I was in terms of buying power, plus profits on regular forwards. The Kiwi is a great currency to play with. Keeps getting overvalued and then oversold, 5cent moves against the USD over 3 months are routine - just got to be on the right side of it and don't be too greedy.

    Naam - what pairs can't you trade via forward that you have to use NDF's?

  2. Did an open Forward contract to sell THB in Aug at 24.1 against the Kiwi.

    Just closed it out at 26.5 spot.

    9.95% profit in 4 months. It's been in the money for the entire time but figured today is probably as good as it will get. And the profits in NZD anyway, so if the THB gets any weaker I'll just buy some actual THB and bring it over here.

    Mind you, I think its been over sold so if it sees 27 I might just do a forward to sell THB against the Kiwi and make the money on the way back up.

    Happiness fulfilled. smile.png

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  3. I've got a mate in Pattaya with a PCX that has all the mods shown on that one. He's had no trouble with the BIB.

    However, I have heard of several cases where riders (Thai and Falang) have been fined for a modified exhaust. It depends on how greedy the BIB is that particular day.

    I think there is a law saying it's unlawful to modify a car or bike from standard............and this law is avidly adhered to by everybody in Thailand.

  4. What a joke this country must be seen from the outside world, so now we see street mobs rule politics and now even the police and the way forward for the country. If there is one elitist among the mob i have seen attacking government offices he must have been well hidden. All i have seen is tattooed long hair stone trowing bullies, and where do they come from certainly not from the middle class or the so called elite, Who have been paying them this time when not Thaksin. As a father to small children, i fear for the day the mob get a sudden urge to turn on us foreigners on some or another pretense. Not paranoid at all, just realistic. Who is going to protect us when all hell break loose. Police is not functioning as they should, the political system in shambles and a former prime minister Abhisit, who by the way never was elected, got his 3 min on CNN today saying that all the chaos could have been avoided if just the present prime minister just had given the power back to the people. What people, did he mean, oh yes the non electable peoples committee.

    The "elite" are all too busy talking to their currency and futures brokers and making a bundle while their anarchist brethren roam the streets.

    Political turmoil is great for the savvy investor or speculator.

    Rest assured that the elite from both sides have all gotten considerably richer over the last month.

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  5. Most drivers (world wide) have probably never actually used their ABS to even know what it feels like or what can be done with it.  But then the same applies to drivers of non-ABS vehicles as well. 

     

    If you want to see how it feels to brake heavily and familiarise yourself with the experience so you can use it in a real emergency situation, find a good safe quiet bit of tarmac and try braking with varying amounts of pressure from 130-200+klm/h.  It's only if you've had this experience that you can use it in a real situation with good effect.

     

    I was in a car once as a passenger and the driver (experienced and safe) hit the brakes in the wet.  We were only doing 30klm/h but the brakes pulsed and he felt the surging/let go feeling in the braking effect.  He thought the brakes had failed or something, got totally confused because he'd never felt it before.......lets off the brake, and yes, we did roll nicely into the BMW in front of us at probably 15klm/h.  It was a sad, slow, sickening feeling to rear end somebody at that speed.  I had time to read a novel while the driver was looking at his "broken" foot brake as we rolled slowly into the beamer.facepalm.gif

  6. Maybe you're being slowly poisoned by someone/something? Here are 59 causes of food tasting bitter. Fill your boots, but get to a doctor.

    1. Acid reflux / heartburn
    2. Acute mercury inhalation
    3. Anchovy poisoning (clupeotoxin)
    4. Bonefish poisoning (clupeotoxin)
    5. Cetirizine -- Teratogenic Agent
    6. Chemical poisoning -- Cadmium
    7. Chemical poisoning -- Disulfiram
    8. Chemical poisoning -- Glaze
    9. Chemical poisoning -- Selenium
    10. Chemical poisoning -- Solder
    11. Chemical poisoning -- Thallium Sulfate
    12. Chemical poisoning -- Vanadium
    13. Copper toxicity
    14. Dental caries
    15. Dental conditions
    16. Gastritis
    17. Heartburn
    18. Henkin syndrome
    19. Herring poisoning (clupeotoxin)
    20. Insect bite allergy
    21. Jaundice
    22. Lead poisoning
    23. Mercury poisoning
    24. Metal Fume Fever -- Aluminium
    25. Metal Fume Fever -- Antimony
    26. Metal Fume Fever -- Cadmium
    27. Metal Fume Fever -- Chromium
    28. Metal Fume Fever -- Copper
    29. Metal Fume Fever -- Iron
    30. Metal Fume Fever -- Magnesium
    31. Metal Fume Fever -- Manganese
    32. Metal Fume Fever -- Nickel
    33. Metal Fume Fever -- Selenium
    34. Metal Fume Fever -- Silver
    35. Metal Fume Fever -- Tin
    36. Metal Fume Fever -- Zinc
    37. Metal fume fever
    38. Non-Food Allergy -- Africanized honeybee
    39. Non-Food Allergy -- Ant
    40. Non-Food Allergy -- Black fire ant
    41. Non-Food Allergy -- Bumblebee
    42. Non-Food Allergy -- Hornet
    43. Non-Food Allergy -- Red fire ant
    44. Non-Food Allergy -- Tropical fire ant
    45. Non-Food Allergy -- Yellow jacket Wasp
    46. Non-Food Allergy -- honey bee
    47. Non-Food Allergy -- scorpion
    48. Non-Food Allergy -- wasp
    49. Plant poisoning -- Protoanemonin
    50. Postnasal drip
    51. Pyrosis
    52. Rattle snake poisoning
    53. Sardine poisoning (clupeotoxin)
    54. Scombrotoxic fish poisoning
    55. Selenium -- overuse
    56. Slickhead poisoning (clupeotoxin)
    57. Tarpon poisoning (clupeotoxin)
    58. Tooth abscess
    59. Zyrtec -- Teratogenic Agent

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  7. I thought it was a British thing the women wear s singlet while they beat their little man

    Flo' never wore a wife-beater when she bashed Andy. She always wore a pinny. British women have much more decorum than that.thumbsup.gif

  8. Gsxrnz, I missed that detail...in the case of aftermarket tires the manual means nothing.

    And we are in 100% agreement on the low profile tires...you almost have to run them at or near max pressure to keep from bashing your expensive rims on the great roads found in most places. They will definitely give you a shitty ride.

    Sent from my Xoom using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

    Yep, first pothole (translation: small swimming pool), and you've knackered your rim. And if you suddenly brake to save your rims, you'll be wearing a two scooters and a concrete truck up your jacksie. TIT blink.png

  9. Jesus!!! RTFM!!

    Edit: And basically with that low a profile, it doesn't really matter, it will ride like <deleted> anyway. Why people buy a 4-wheel drive and then but bicycle tyres on it has always been rather an amusement. Got a noisy exhaust to go with it by any chance?

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